.TH observer 3erl "observer 2.15.1" "Ericsson AB" "Erlang Module Definition"
.SH NAME
observer \- A GUI tool for observing an Erlang system.
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
Observer is a graphical tool for observing the characteristics of Erlang systems\&. The tool Observer displays system information, application supervisor trees, process information, ETS tables, Mnesia tables, and contains a front end for Erlang tracing with module \fIttb\fR\&\&.
.LP
For details about how to get started, see the \fIUser\&'s Guide\fR\&\&.
.SH EXPORTS
.LP
.B
start() -> ok
.br
.RS
.LP
Starts the Observer GUI\&. To stop the tool, close the window or call stop/0\&.
.RE

.LP
.B
start(Node) -> ok
.br
.RS
.LP
Starts the Observer GUI and tries to connect it to \fINode\fR\&\&.
.RE

.LP
.B
start_and_wait() -> ok
.br
.RS
.LP
Starts the Observer GUI and only return when it is either stopped or the window is closed
.RE

.LP
.B
start_and_wait(Node) -> ok
.br
.RS
.LP
Starts the Observer GUI and only return when it is either stopped or the window is closed, connects it directly to \fINode\fR\& like start/1\&.
.RE

.LP
.B
stop() -> ok
.br
.RS
.LP
Stops the Observer GUI\&.
.RE